Ramon Harvey revisits the Muslim theologian Ab Manr al-Mturd (d. 333/944) from Samarqand and puts his system, and that of the Mturd school, into lively dialogue with modern thought to show that a contemporary Muslim philosophical theology (kalm jadd) can provide original and constructive answers to perennial theological questions.
Contents
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 Tradition and Reason -- 2 Rational Reality -- 3 Natural Theology -- 4 Divine Nature -- 5 Omniscience and Wisdom -- 6 Creative Action -- 7 Divine Speech and the Qur'an -- Conclusion -- Glossary of Arabic Terminology -- Bibliography -- Index
